Agassi & Graff Deal, Yankees Unreal

Steffi coming back?Now that Andre Agassi has held up his side of the bargain, will wife Steffi Graf be true to her word? Let me rewind: Before Andre Agassi began his successful quest for the Australian Open title, he asked Steffi Graf if she would play mixed doubles with him at the French Open. Her response? She said she would consider it if Andre won the Australian Open, which he did.

Graf, who has not played professional tennis since the summer of 1999, was one of the premier Grand Slam performers of all-time. She has more than double the Open wins that her husband has. But some would argue that the latter portion of her career was spent battling injuries, so perhaps she wouldn't want to train hard and compete at a high level once again. Train hard, are you kidding? Does anyone actually take mixed doubles tennis seriously?

Bucs "D" the envy of the leagueWith a championship now under their belts, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers will now focus on repeating as champions. But unlike the Ravens of 2001, the bulk of their defensive weapons will be returning. However, it is entirely possible that Super Bowl MVP Dexter Jackson may leave for "greener pastures" à la Larry Brown in the '90s.

In the NFL, copying models of success is the norm. Unfortunately, teams are hard-pressed to duplicate the Buccaneers' schemes. Very few teams have the type of speed that Tampa Bay has on defense; speed is what corralled the Raiders' potent attack. Moreover, defensive coordinator Monte Kiffen is a brilliant schemes coach. Somehow I don't see teams like the Bengals copying the Bucs defense anytime soon.

Tyson-Lewis II? Who cares?Please don't tell me that Lennox Lewis is going to back out of a fight with one of the Klitschko brothers to take on an over-the-hill Mike Tyson. What on earth could Lennox hope to prove by humiliating Tyson once more? How will Lewis maintain a high level of motivation in order to fight Tyson again?

For those of us who want Tyson to just go away, news of this possible rematch is not a positive thing. With my luck, Lennox will be overconfident (see first Hasim Rachman fight) and Mike will get one lucky punch in, knocking Lewis out and setting up a — gasp! — third fight... For the love of Peter McNeeley, don't do it Lennox!